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Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

 
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Tennis at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis pictogram.svg
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf.

172 players competed in 4 events. 2004 saw more of the top ranked players appearing, as this tournament saw world ranking points allocated to the players for the first time. Martina Navratilova made her first appearance at the Olympic Games where she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the ladies doubles event. Venus Williams was defending her title in the ladies singles as was Daniel Nestor in the men's doubles although with a different partner.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú
Chile (CHI)
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
United States (USA)
Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González
Chile (CHI)
Men's Doubles Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González
and Nicolás Massú
Chile (CHI)
Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer
and Rainer Schüttler
Germany (GER)
Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić
and Ivan Ljubičić
Croatia (CRO)
Women's Singles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne
Belgium (BEL)
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
France (FRA)
Flag of Australia.svg Alicia Molik
Australia (AUS)
Women's Doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting
and Sun Tiantian
China (CHN)
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
and Virginia Ruano Pascual
Spain (ESP)
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
and Patricia Tarabini
Argentina (ARG)

Medal table

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 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Chile (CHI) 2 0 1 3
2  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 0 1
 China (CHN) 1 0 0 1
4  France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
 Germany (GER) 0 1 0 1
 Spain (ESP) 0 1 0 1
 United States (USA) 0 1 0 1
8  Argentina (ARG) 0 0 1 1
 Australia (AUS) 0 0 1 1
 Croatia (CRO) 0 0 1 1

References

Coordinates: 38°2′24″N 23°47′26″E / 38.04°N 23.79056°E / 38.04; 23.79056


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